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Brown & Connery is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the 2025 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Each year, no more than 5% of practicing attorneys in New Jersey are selected to the Super Lawyers list and no more than 2.5% are selected to the Rising Stars list. The Brown & Connery attorneys recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in 2025 include:

• • • Louis R. Lessig, Partner—Employment & Labor, Super Lawyer
    • Alyssa I. Lott, Associate—Employment & Labor, Rising Star
    • Kayla L. Louis, Associate—Employment Litigation Defense, Rising Star
    • Madison T. Rupert, Associate—Workers’ Compensation, Rising Star
    • JT Triantos, Associate – General Litigation, Rising Star
    • Shealtiel “Sean” Weinberg, Associate—Workers’ Compensation, Rising Star

The 2025 New Jersey Super Lawyers publication may be found in its entirety at the following link: Super Lawyers – New Jersey 2025 – page Cover.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters company, recognizes the top attorneys nationwide, across a variety of practice areas and firm sizes, using a “patented multiphase selection process” consisting of peer nominations and evaluations and independent research. A description of the complete selection process and methodology may be found at the following link: https://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection-process/. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Brown & Connery is proud to share that Paul Mainardi was honored by the Cumberland County Bar Association on March 12, 2025 at The Greenview Inn at Eastlyn Golf Course in Vineland, New Jersey for his 50 years of membership in the Bar Association. Mr. Mainardi is Counsel with the firm and concentrates his practice in business transactions and business litigation in state and federal court, including bankruptcy court. Please join us in congratulating Mr. Mainardi on this tremendous accomplishment and his service to the Bar Association.

Shawn C. Huber, Esquire presented at the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE)’s webinar, “Intro to Civil Trial Prep” on March 1, 2025 as part of its annual “New Attorney Day.”  Mr. Huber’s program “provide[d] an understanding of the procedures, techniques[,] and strategies . . . need[ed] to handle civil cases.”  The program was sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) and provided CLE credit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.

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New Attorney Day – NJSBA

Michael J. Miles, Esquire presented at the National Business Institute’s webinar, “Litigating Civil Cases in New Jersey from Start to Finish,” on December 11, 2024. Mr. Miles’s program covered Voir Dire and Jury Selection, as well as Building Civil Trial Skills, including opening statements, direct and cross examinations, using objections, arguing damages at trial, summations and jury instructions. The program was sponsored by the National Business Institute and provided CLE credit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.

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Litigating Civil Cases in New Jersey From Start to Finish – NBI

Shawn C. Huber, Esquire presented at the National Business Institute’s webinar, “Mistakes I Made as a Newly Admitted New Jersey Lawyer, Part 2,” on December 10, 2024. Mr. Huber’s program covered municipal court lessons for new NJ lawyers, including the do’s and don’ts of communicating with municipal court staff and judges; lessons learned handling different types of cases in municipal court, including criminal offenses, DUI/DWI and other motor vehicle/traffic law violations, and code violations; and issues to anticipate with virtual vs. in-person court sessions. The program was sponsored by the National Business Institute and provided CLE credit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.

To learn more about this webinar, follow the below link:

Mistakes I Made as a Newly Admitted New Jersey Lawyer, Part 2 – NBI

On December 4, 2024, Kayla L. Louis, Esq. and Arlette Leyba, Esq. presented a CLE on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) as part of the Camden County Bar Association’s “All You Can CLE” event.

The PWFA, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2000gg, requires a covered entity to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee’s or applicant’s known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, absent undue hardship on the operation of the business of the covered entity.

The presentation by Ms. Louis and Ms. Leyba reviewed the key provisions of the PWFA and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s regulations on the PWFA and discussed real-world applications of the PWFA and related compliance strategies.

Ms. Louis and Ms. Leyba are both associates with the firm and concentrate their practice in labor and employment and complex civil litigation.

The Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey held their Annual Next Gen, Federal Judges and Law Clerks Reception on November 13, 2024 in Trenton.  The event provided a wonderful opportunity for young lawyers to engage with members of the Federal Bar and Bench.  Several attorneys of the firm attended the event, including Joseph Clifford, Arlette Leyba, Lauren Greenwald, Alyssa Lott, James Clancy, David Tambussi, and Jose Jimenez.  To cap off the event, nine attorneys were sworn into the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by Judge Michael A. Shipp.

Special congratulations and thank you to AFBNJ President, Sue Leming, and Next Gen Committee member, Alyssa Lott, as well as all AFBNJ officers and Next Gen Committees members for a fantastic event

This year, Brown & Connery teamed up with the American Cancer Society to raise donations and awareness during the month of October.  Our theme for this fundraiser was “Fight Cancer In All Colors” which brought awareness and prevention for all cancers.  We hung ribbons in honor and in memory of loved ones of our Brown & Connery family who have been impacted by this disease.  We are proud of the donations and support received through this fundraiser.  Way to go Brown & Connery on a job well done.  For more information on the American Cancer Society, please go to Information and Resources about Cancer: Breast, Colon, Lung, Prostate, Skin | American Cancer Society.  Thank you.

Shawn C. Huber, Esquire will be presenting at the National Business Institute’s upcoming course webinar, “New Jersey Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Starter Pack:  A Forms and Checklists Guide” on October 21, 2024.  The program will cover critical techniques and strategies in handling personal injury matters.  It is sponsored by National Business Institute and provides CLE credit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.

To register, complete the form located at the following link: https://nbi-sems.com/products/99103.  Use promo code FSPN50A at checkout to get $50 off.

We are thrilled to congratulate our recent addition, attorney Michele G. Haas, on being sworn in as the Co-Chief Operating Officer of the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association for the 2024-2025 term!  Ms. Haas is a true leader in the legal community, particularly known for her expertise in workers’ compensation law.  Her dedication and commitment to the profession is admirable.  Ms. Haas has a longstanding history with this preeminent legal organization, whose primary mission is dedicated to the advancement and retention of women in the law.